{"id":130715,"date":"2024-09-20T18:00:33","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T08:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=56317"},"modified":"2024-09-20T18:00:33","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T08:00:33","slug":"catch-up-effect-sees-french-combined-transport-increase-16-in-h1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=130715","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Catch-up effect\u2019 sees French combined transport increase 16% in H1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rail-road combined transport in France increased by 16 per cent in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, according to data published by industry body, the GNTC. This strong growth can be explained by a \u201ccatch-up effect,\u201d as in the first-half of 2023 activity was negatively impacted by lengthy industrial action, driving down traffic.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>However, despite the marked recovery in H1 2024, which saw traffic reach 11.9 billion tonne-kilometres, it is still well below the 13 billion t\/k recorded in the same period in 2022. Other than the H1 report, the GNTC has also published the main takeaways from its Business Climate Index \u2013 based on feedback from members during the current month. This revealed an outlook \u201cbetween neutral and positive.\u201d<\/p>\n

Among the surveyed companies, 49 per cent believe that they will see their turnover increase in the coming months, 66 per cent intend to make new investments while 61 per cent are planning to recruit staff. \u201cThese percentages have risen significantly since our last survey at the end of 2023\u201d, the GNTC noted.<\/p>\n